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,PEACEIS 'N OUR
HANDS'in the UK
On Monday,lTth April2000,Mr TonyBenn,
hosteda specialevcnt
Memberof Parliament,
to mark the launch of UK activiticsby the
Brahma Kumarisworld Spiritual University
for the UnitedNationsInternationalYcarfor
lhe Culture of Peaceat the House ol
Commonsin London.
To an audienceot 130 guestsand digni
taries Tony Benn MP quoted a line from
Genesis"Am I my brother'skeeper? This ls
the foundationof peace. Peaceis created
but it is alsoa collec
withineachindividual
tive responsibility".
Headof the
DadiJanki,Co-administrative
said, Therearethreelhings
BrahmaKumaris
that are prominentin the world today;worry,
Theyhavepenetrated
fearand hopelessness.
everyone.For a personto attain rcal peace
theremustbe courageand truth".
Chris Lcuis. England Crickeler said
"Peaccis a >mallword but is a la4c subiecl
It canmeanso much, Mostof us spcndour
rimein fearor wurry. lmaB)r lvhalit $ould
be like if we actuallyhad peace.Allthat time
would then be saved".
ReenaBasra,an 18 ycar old Economics
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and BusinessFinancestudent said that
donl want to grow up in a world ulrcrc
violenceis the norm and peaccis only somethingwe candreamaboul. I qanl lo havcJ
futurewherepeaceis part of all our lives.
AmbassadorBautistaof the Philippines
are ieelingthc
said,"Many of our countries
rypeof peircc.It i' in thc
needlor a diflerenr
hearlsand mindsol menrh:rtr\ir' bcginand
this is what we needto changc.
Peter Dyson, Dcputy Director of thc
cu ordinator'ol
UnircdN lon' nsrociJtion.
thc Yearin ihe UI( said, The laslcentury$'as
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Key International Events
Organised by the
BrahmaKumaris
lTth-lgth Manila,Philippines- 2 work
shopsat the Global Forumof
WomenPolitical LeadeN
26th Kingston,Jamaica- Launch and
paneldiscussion
on 'Peace2000
and Beyond'
"Peacecan only be achieuedtltroughour behaai
culture that is sharedby all peoples.It is essent
Together,let us constructthis w o r l c lo f p c a c c .b c g i r r r i n gb y s i g n i n gM a n i l c s t o2 0 (
in our family,our community anclour p)accol rvorl<.Togcther.let us cultivatepe
FEBRUARY
4th Port of Spain,Tlinidad - Launch
eventby UNESCO,BKWSUand
Inter ReligiousOrganisation(lRO)
7th Hong Kong.China- Interfaithpicnic
and dialogueat the Templeof
Hidden Peaceand Tfanquility
Zthwashington DC, USA - Firstin a
seriesoi threeConversations
on
ffcP
Kathmandu, Nepal
'l'he
NcpaleseNcw \tar cclcbrati()ns
coinciclfd
w i t h t h c I Y C P l a L r D ci hD I ( a t h n r r n ( l ou n t h 0 l l t l r
April. which was hcld at the Ncpal lrilnr
DevelopnrentConrpany.l\Ir'lafani lhllir C ha1au1.
Ministerfor'lburisnrand Civil Aviaiion.li)rnxll\.
beganthe eventby lighlinga lanrpand signcdhis
commitmeDtto pcaccin lront ol il girtherinilol
900 pcople.Thc evenl fcccivedrralionalcovcragc
on radio,telcvisionanclin thc novspapcrs.
lnternationa
Culture
around ,
MARCH
81h Chiang Mai, Thailand - Launch
event to introduce Manifesto 2000
l2th Vancouvet Canada ' Dialogue on
'How to crcate a Culture of Peace'
APRIL
New Delhi, India - Launch event at
FICCI Auditorium
17th London. UI( - Launch evert at the
House of Commons
20th Ahmedabad, India - launch event
for the State of Guiarat
llth
22!d Hong_(,ojAlqhi!&=radh
Llean AII carntval
24th Moscou Russia- Launch eventat
the RussianFinancialAcademy
Russia- Launchevent
27th St, Petersburg,
at the Intemational Centrefor
BusinessCo-operation
28th Tamilnadu,SouthIndia - Launch
eventat Chennai
29th Barcelona,Spain- Openair launch
event at Parcde la Ciutadella
29th Sydney,Australia - IYCP Weekend
Forumat Inner SpaceRetreatCentre
MAY
7th Istanbul, Tirkey - Launch event
followedby a piano concertby
Idil Biret
7th Nagpur,India - Launchevent
attendedby the Ministerof State
for Education
10th Colombo,Sri Lanka- Launchevent
at BMICH Auditorium
llth LasPalmas,Spain - Launcheventat
Palaciode congresos
llth Moscow,Russia- Roundtable
discussion
for Artists
15th London,UK - FirstPeaceWorkshop
lSth Amsterdam,
Holland - Launchevent
at the IntemationalSchool,
Amstelveen
l9th Arhus,Denmark- Launcheventon
'PeaceStartsin the Mind of Man'
27th Maulitius - Interfaith meetingfor the
Promotion of Peace
51rt Nairobi, Kenya- launch at the Sarit
ExDoCentrc
lnre.national Y€ar for ihe Cuhure oi Pea.e - VlSlONSot PEACE
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Argentina
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w ( J r l ( s h o posn p c a c ci n l t u c n o s . \ i r - cLs \ l r s ( ( )
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l r i r r r i r r gi i i : , t , t r
havetaken oil rounclthe countrJ.ln Slnla l'c
an lnstrunrcntsof Pcacclllanual has bccn
compilcdto providcpracticaltools li)r
iudividualsinlercstedin lrcilitatingdialogLrrs
u r r t l r cs u b j c c ut l p e . r r er r i t l rr r t l r r r , : r r r ' t r i r
In Neugucn.a group has beerrli)rnrrd crllfd
'Voluntccrslor PcaccNctwork . lhis gr()uphrs
beentraincd to IacilitatctrainingIbr othcf
peoploto rcachrclnotcarcasol thc country.
l0 morc provinccsarc ilvaitinF tliLinirrgirt tltc
nc\t 4 months. Partncrshipsrc bcirrg
establishccl
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anclthc nrcclrr
il1thc dillercnt pr()vincesto encoufirgcp(]()plcto
makc the Dcwsby doinSsonrcthinSIrosrtl\c.
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THESPIRITOFTHEOLYMPICFLAME
PEACEPAVILIONCARRIES
Thc Olympianspiritol pcacc\\'illonccagrinl)c prrsffl lLrllrr s\(lrr\ 1000
in Septenrbcr
As a dcdiciltion
clcdiciltion
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on horrto lLLlrlere
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mcssagcs
of pcaccin diffcrcnt
languagcs.
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a watcnvall
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guidancc
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arca.
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T h co p c ns t r u c t u ricn.t h cs h a p o
c i n u p l u n r c lrcl a l $. i l l b r s i t c t bl r s i t l c L L
Parl(.oncof Sldncts prcnrirfprflil0fds\\ hrchis orreol thc y0nu0s
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beautiiullakcin Ccnlcnnial
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Thc PeaccPavilion
activities.
e a v i l i ornl i l l b c c o n p l c t cidn \ u g u s rl l.r n r i n g i t t o p l a l ' r s p c c iraol l c i n
C o n s t r u c t ioofnt h eP c a cP
of the Olympics,
Paralynrpics
and'\usl|ulir'sccLcb|ution
ol lhc Crnrcnnan'
of Frdention
thecelebration
acts.Thecultureof peaceis the uniuersal
ur,attitudesand eaeryday
',to our common humanitY.
and harmony
- wherebyeachof us undertakesto practisethe universalprinciplesof a cultureof peace,nor.r-violence
"what
peace
today?"
can we do for
:e. Let us eachask ourselves,
(Koithiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the lntcrnational\tar for thc Cultureof Peace)
I Year for the
of Peace
Istanbul, Turkey
music of world-renowncdpianist
The mesmerising
Idil Biret formed the centrepieceto thc Brahnla
Kumaris' IYCP launch event at the Bosphorous
university in Istanbul. Attended by 350 peoplc, the
hour long concert formed the ideal opportunity lor
reflecting on the real meaning of peacein their lives
Barcelona,Spain
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The launch ol BK activities dedicatedto IYCP
took place in the beautiful open air setting of Parc
de la Ciutadella on 29th April. Messagesof hopc
and peacebasedon the six points oI Manilcsto
2000 were given from representativesof ditlerent
faiths, institutions and UNESCO. The marn
speakersincluded Mrs. JoaquimaAlemany,
Member of the Parliament of Catalunya, Mr
Thubten Wangchen,Buddist Monk, Mr. Miquel
Marti. Centre UNESCO of Catalunya and Dr
Carme Romia, PermanentSeminar of Educators
for Peace,University of Barcelona. In addition 10
the talks,the audienceenjoyedan cveningoI
music and dance.
Prcsident
Committee
All IndiaCongress
I an glad to leam that the Brahma
Kumais I shu ariya Vishwa
Vidyalqya is actively patticipating in
the Intetnational Year tor the
Culture ol Peace in pattnetship uith
UNESCO,
The purpose of this year, which aims
to prcnlote a culturc of non-aiolcnce,
tolcrance and underctandin& and
raise awareness about enaironmental
protectiotr, is one tlut desenteswidesprcad support atld encouraqemenL
I send fity uarmest Sood uishes to
the Prujapita Bruhfia Kuntais
Ishuaiyo vishua Vidyalaya for the
successol their endeaaour.
Events to
Look Out F.or
Spsia Opot anaEnt at Porcde ld ciuladella nt Bot.rlurl
June2nd
Bangkok Thailand
Moscow,Russia
The Brahma Kumarisin Moscow launchedtheir
IYCP programmeat the presligiousRussirrr
Finance Academy on 24th April. The evcnt, which
was attended by 800 people, began with a video
clip and a songon the themeof the IYCP tbllowcd
by the decoration of the stagewith the llags of thc
United Nations and Brahma I(umaris. Guests
includedmembersof UNESCO, the United
Nationsand the EcologyFoundatioD.Mr Vladirrir
Pavinsky,Deputy Director of the UN Information
Centre in Moscow, one of the key speakers,said
"Manifesto 2000 unites all those who struggle lbf
the prevention of international conflicts and thosc
who help to createthe culture of peacein the
minds of DeoDle".
Port of Spain, Trinidad
His excellency,Arthur N.R. Robinson,
Presidentof the Republic of Trinidad and
Tobago officially launched an event
organisedby UNESCO,the Inter Religious
Organisation of Trinidad and Tobagoand
Brahma Kumaris on 4th February
Approximately 500 people, including
politicians, representativesfrom the
Ministry of Education and other
Government Ministries, membersof the
Inter ReligiousOrganisation, NGOS and
the media attended the event which
included messagesof peace,prayercand
cultural items.
Messagelrom
Sonia Ganilhi
'Buildinga Cultureof Peace'- This
will be attendedby the Deputy
Ministerof Educationand key
and civil
dignitariesfrom the business
societysectors.The eventwill include
a workshopand dialogueformat
how we canbringthe
addressing
cultureof peaceinto our dailylife.
June6th
Washington DC, USA
The secondin a seriesof three
conveFationson the International
Yearfor the Culture of Peacewith key
Dennis
speakerCongressman
Kucinich(Ohio). Otherdignitaries
attendingincludeseveral
of
and representatives
Ambassadors
govemmentorganisations,
corporate
groupsand NGOs.
Argust 20th
Budapest.Hungary
Mbrctu, Rusit vlodr4t po.xsk\. DeputyDtrPrtotol | ^ hJ^-aat ua
cpiie MascotovalerySokhotot.NououotCo'otJ ata, oltttP
P@eranqc CuUrE ol p?a.?tx R!\s,, 2,001i o4t4^\''" n/ kAvrr
'tu al
rpd;tution at UNESCOatuutucs.Ntkoloi \ttuln at AePtatD
Ecolo(t Foundatiot ol h'tentutiotal AcadeDtvaJHot,ror\'. i'tatro
Toliaro
conpont
Caru^atil
PoDoijch,Ptsident of Aviotion
Sh;hhiou.{a]o, Ptstdeit ot R.\ior\l Iouda'oa l'.oloP\ a! Lhad1','-l
BKSudha. Dit?.tot. Btohrto Ku ati\acrnc. \lo\tn'4 BKs?\to'h
Dnabt, Bnhda refltaisCertre,Sl Petetsbrg, BKviioi'. co otdnlototnl
Cettes i" Russia,CISandBoltic .auttrics.
AnthonyStrano,BK Co-ordinatorlor
creeceand Hungarywill be speaking
on the themeof 'TheMeaningof
Non-Violence'at a 7 dayconfercnce
"The Culture of Peace- Manifesto
2000!"Organisedby the Vegetarianl
Societyof Hungarythis eventis
lookingto attractup to 10,000people.
tnrernalional Year for the au rure of Peace- vlsloNs ot PEACE
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Brahma
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activities
HOW CAII YOU PARTICIPAIE?
Incorporatingsuggestions
from UN ESCO
Here are someof the things you can do to participatein the InternationalYeartor the
Culture of Peace.
Sign Manifcsto 2000 and encourageyour thmily, friends
and work colleaguesto sign on linc:
$'l#w.bkwsu.com/manif€st02000.
II you havea Iaith tradition.cxplorciis tcachingsabout
pcaccand inrplclncntthcn in your lilc.
Picture peace,imagine peaceand havc thoughts of pcacc
( See'A Contemplationon Pcace'below).
Planta tree at your homc. school.rvorl<place
or placeof
worshipas a synrbcrl
ol pcaccand hope lor prcserving
the planet.
Shareyour hopesand ideasabout peaceIbr the childlen
of the world with peopleyou meet.
Participateand/of run thc PcaccWorkshopat honrc,at
work, or in your community.
Each day, try mal<ingsomeone happy.
Join a non govcmnlcntaloryanisation(NGO) or
conr unity organisation11)pronrolcpcace.
Renewa brokcn friendshipwith a Iriend,iamily member,
neighbouror co-worker.
THEPEACEEXPERIENCE
GOESGLOBAL!
The 'PeaceExperience' workshop forms a major part of the Brahma Kumaris' contribution to thc hltcrnational Year
for the Culture of Peace.The workshop has been designedfor individuals from any background who wish to
developa cultureof peace.
The two and a half hour workshop is being conducted worldwide by the Brahma l(umaris. Its aim is to cnable the
individual to crcate a practical and highly effective plan of action for casy,everydayuse to enjoy a more pcaceful
lifestyle.Basedon thc Appreciativetnquiry approach,the workshop comprises4 phases:DiscoveringPcacc.
Visioningpeace,DesigningPcaceand Living Peace.
This creative and versatile workshop is available for families, communities, organisationsand groups of people
worldwide who wish to conduct the workshop in their own environment. The user friendly workshop materials
contain comprehensiveguidelines and tips for facilitators, background information on Appreciative Inquiry and
include documents to create acetatesfor overhead projection.
A CONTEMPLATION
ON PEACE
(An exttactlron The PeaceL\peience llrorkshop)
"As I sit and think on what is peace.... I beginto let go, retreat
from my everydayworld ... and in thc inncr too
oi my nrind
thereis a chanceto rellect...andthink on thc natureand fornl
of what it would be like to move and live in a world of pcacc.
"What do I seein this world of peace?.... What is in peoples
eyes?..... what is in the lacesofthosc who rcsidcthcrc?
-ln this perlectpeacelulworld. what is the lbrm ol activity...
how do the people of that placc movc and work ...how do
thcy grccteacb other?
What ir 2000 - Intelnational Year for the Culture of Pea<e?
The United Nations Gcncral Assemblyhas ploclaincd
the year 2000 as thc 'lntefnational Year lbl tlrc Culturc
of Peace'.
Manilesto 2000, cirallcd by a group of Nobcl Peace
Prize laureates,aims to crlablc individLralsto nal(c a
pcrsonal contribution to living a cultLrreol pcace on a
daily basis.UNESCO ains 1()pfcscDl 100 nrillion
signaturesto the United Nations \{illcnniunr Cencial
Assemblythis Septcmbcr.
T h e B r a h n r al ( u n ] a r i s ,a r i n t c r n a t i o D a N
l CO. in
gencral consultativc status \\'ith thc tJN F-cononricand
S o c i a l C o u n c i l a n d i n c o n s u l l a t i v cs t a t u s\ \ , i t h U N I C E F .
h a v c b c c n d c s i g n a t c d' N l c s s c n l l clfi ) f N l a r l i l c s t o2 0 0 0 '
b y U N E S C O . O u l a i m i s t o h c l p p c o p l c l i v c a c u l t u r eo f
p e a c ei n t h c i r l i v c s b y o l l c l i n S s o r l i s h o p sa n c lo t h c l
c d u c a t i o n aal c t i r i t i c . : r ' u q I 1 ' 1 r ' ' r r 1r i; . , , r ' n r L r r r i ( i u :
t o g e t h e ri n e v c ! ' r t tsh a t c c l e b f a t ct h c r i c h n e s so f t h c
world's cultufal ilivcrsity.
-What l<indol clothesdo thcy wcar... wirat a|e the buildings
and cDvironmentlil<e?... How is its Daturc... what beautydo
I sec?
Arld lvhat ofthc animal kingdon ...do all interactand Inovc
as one in a world of hamronyand deepnatunl rcspcct?
''what are nry lcclingsbcitlg hcrc in this wondcrful. peacchrl
world? ... How am l attcctcdby all that I see?'
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